#BE83BE#BE83BE
#BE83BE is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.309; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.107 H 326.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE83BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 131, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 31%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 31%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.1%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.42, 32.39, -21.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.42, 39.01, 326.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.89% 0.0896 -0.0589) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.89% 0.107 326.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.6449, 30.8988, 52.6336) |
| Luminance | 0.3090 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 4.60
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.93
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.27
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.31
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.55
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 6.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE83BE #83BE83
analogous
#A083BE #BE83BE #BE83A0
triadic
#BE83BE #BEBE83 #83BEBE
tetradic
#BE83BE #BEA083 #83BE83 #83A0BE
square
#BE83BE #BEA083 #83BE83 #83A0BE
split-complementary
#BE83BE #A0BE83 #83BEA0
monochromatic
#824482 #A95BA9 #BE83BE #D3ABD3 #E8D3E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.93
#BE83BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.18
#BE83BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BE83BE
7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE83BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE83BE | 1.00 | 2.93 | 7.18 | 7.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F92C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D9ABC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C28898
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be83be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 131, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.107 326.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2a8d1',
500: '#be83be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be83be; $custom-light: #d2a8d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be83be",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 131,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 31.217,
"l": 62.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68891,
"c": 0.10723,
"h": 326.7
},
"luminance": 0.30897
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE83BE
secondary
#C4D9C4
accent
#AA3C3C
background
#FDFAFC
surface
#FAF4F9
border
#D3CED2
text
#140F14
muted
#837F82